There has been a lot going on here... even more than usual, and I wanted to share it all with you!

As most of you know, for the past nine years, our store and design studio have been located on San Vicente Blvd. in West Los Angeles. In the past year, a difficult situation with our present space (a very loud gym moving in below us), made us realize that we needed a change. We decided to spend some time dreaming of the ideal situation, and this is what we decided to create...

Over the past couple of years that our son, Charlie has been working with us, his passion for clothing and furniture design and manufacturing has grown. We decided it was time to explore the idea of owning the means of production, so we are opening Giannetti Factory. Located at 3331 Verdugo Road in Glendale, our factory will be a combination of a clothing and furniture showroom, design studio and work room.

The location is close to our furniture manufacturer, allowing us to visit as often as needed.

Charlie is overseeing the renovation of the space. Sewers and pattern makers will occupy the upstair's space, leaving the downstairs as a showroom and design studio.

Owning the factory gives us the ability to control the quality of our clothing pieces as well as allowing us to streamline the design process.... it will take us a week to develop and sew a new sample piece! It also gives us the opportunity to offer custom tailoring for our Giannetti clothing pieces and our slipcovers for our Giannetti custom furniture.

Charlie also explained to us that many young clothing designers have difficulty navigating the manufacturing maze in Los Angeles... Charlie is now able to support new clothing designers at Giannetti Factory. I will be sharing their designs with you soon.

Giannetti Factory will be open to the public in a couple of weeks, but I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the images during the process...

Clothing will be displayed on custom unlacquered brass fittings...

Of course, we still love working in Los Angeles and will continue to have a private design office in West Hollywood, but we also decided to open a new store and design studio in Santa Barbara, closer to Patina Farm. Starting September 1, Giannetti Home will be located at 1309 State Street, in this charming historic courtyard building, a few doors down from the Arlington Theater. The patio gives us the opportunity to create a welcoming outdoor space as you walk into our showroom.

The front space will house our store which will feature our Giannetti upholstery and clothing lines, mixed with one of a kind antiques and accessories. We are also planning to offer some of my favorite Ojai finds... the essential oils that have kept me calm, alert, SANE, the gardening and animal accessories that work the best (Patina Farm tested!)...

I also want to thank all of you who have already purchased pieces from our Giannetti clothing line. To those of you who weren't able to buy the items before they sold out, I'm happy to let you know that all cashmere pieces are back in stock. We have also added new Giannetti cashmere throws online in our soft color palette.

Our new grand puppy, Scarlett, loves our cashmere throws, and she is very particular about her cashmere!

My favorite Giannetti long sleeve tees (seen here paired with our linen moto jacket) are in stock at the store and will be available online soon! It also looks lovely, layered under our cashmere pieces...

To celebrate our move, we are having a store wide sale online and at our Brentwood Store. Just use the code SUMMER25 to get 25% off your order of all furniture and clothing. There are also a few pieces online with even deeper discounts!

Other fun life events happening at Patina Farm...

After four (or is it five? I've lost count!) very warm Summers in Ojai, we've decided to build a pool. We chose an area by the guest house, which can be used as a pool house.

See the sketch below as one of the many reasons I love Steve... his drawings make visualizing the finished project a breeze...

The waterfall edge will give the pool the appearance of flowing into our pond. I'm also hoping to include a cold plunge, which is supposed to be excellent for inflammation and my mitochondria (they're getting a little tired!).

I saved the most exciting news for last...

We have two new additions to the family!

This is Paisley and...

Her brother, Cashmere. We call him "Cash"...

I had to share one more of the two of them together.

Velvet and Linen love their new friends. It's like a party at every meal time.

First I want to thank everyone for the fantastic response to our Giannetti clothing pieces. We are thrilled that you a love the first pieces as much as we do!

Thank you to all of you who have placed orders already. We are sending out the pieces as we get orders. All pieces are now available online now! Check out our Giannetti Home website. A few styles and sizes have already sold out, but we will be getting new stock and adding new pieces to the line very soon!

Congratulations to @kimtorpey! You are the winner of our Giannetti clothing giveaway!

On the Interior Design and Architecture front... I'm so excited to let you all know that our clients' home is featured in the May/June 2017 issue of Luxe Magazine!

Luxe Homes Editor, Lisa Bingham Dewart was kind enough to give us permission to share the article with you here on Velvet and Linen!

Our clients' home is designed around an interior courtyard. It is the perfect space to enjoy an evening by the fire, enjoy the view of the ocean, and still be protected from the onshore winds.

The French Normandy style architecture was inspired by the other homes in this seaside neighborhood.

The living room color palette was inspired by the beach location. The ocean views are spectacular!

This cozy family room is a beautiful place to unwind after a day on the beach!

The kitchen is open to the dining room and living room and is one of the main hangouts in the house.

We painted this cabinetry in a teal color, giving it a feel of a piece of furniture.

We used some more masculine, industrial pieces in the boys' room.

A large antique farm table provides ample seating for dinner with friends and family.

There are many guest rooms so our clients can share their home with visiting friends and relatives. Built in bed nooks allow even more guests to sleep in these rooms.

Sunlight illuminates the Junior Master bath shower through a skylight.

Our clients can enjoy this view every morning when they wake up! Wow!

You can read the entire article in the May/June 2017 of Luxe Magazine... on newsstands now! Thank you to Luxe Editor in Chief, Pamela Jaccarino, writer Mindy Pantiel, and the entire Luxe Magazine staff for this honor!

I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the images of our clients' home that weren't included in the article.

This bar is located in the living room and is easily accessible from all of the main spaces in the house.

The powder room is located in the tower. We turned a Swedish reproduction table from Chelsea Textiles into a sink base.

Here is another view of the Master bedroom. The limestone mantel is an antique.

The bed and bedside tables are Suzanne Kasler designs for Hickory Chair.

A collection of herbariums from a Beautiful Mess in Agoura hangs over a reproduction Swedish table in the Master Bedroom.

We selected an aged French limestone for the flooring in most of the bathrooms, including the Master.

We chose a pair of Chelsea Textiles reproduction Swedish headboards in their classic check for the girls' room.

We chose a larger check in one of the guest rooms. The cushion in the bed nook is upholstered in outdoor fabric for easy cleaning.

A fun bunk room is located in the front of the house but still has a view of the ocean through the dormer window.

Steve designed a beautiful paneled wall that allows for extra storage in the Junior Master Bedroom.

I hope you enjoyed this tour of our clients' French Normandy-style beach house! A very special thank you to our clients for letting us share their home with you!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in the comment section of this blog post. It's easier for me to answer the questions here rather than to respond to individual emails. Thank you for your understanding!

As I wrote at the end of our book, Patina Farm, Steve and I are big believers in dreams. One of the main reasons we built Patina Farm was to show our children that if you work hard enough, any dream can become a reality. So when our son, Charlie, shared with us his dream of becoming a clothing designer, Steve and I wanted to support him in any way that we could. After many long talks on our morning walks, we realized that we could help Charlie further his passion for clothing design while solving our clothes shopping frustration. Like many of you, Steve and I often have an image of a piece of clothing that we would love to have in our wardrobe only to be disappointed by the inability to find it. If we are lucky, we might find what we are looking for... almost! The original garment is often ill-fitting, too fussy, or not up to the quality we expect. We decided to ask Charlie if he would be interested in designing some of the clothing that we have always wanted in our wardrobe. Being his father's son, Charlie said "Sure! How hard can it be?" Haha!

After a year of refinement, Charlie, Steve and I would like to introduce our first Giannetti Clothing "easy pieces," those comfortable garments in your closet that you want to wear every day. Our clothing reflects our design philosophy of creating the highest quality, classic pieces with beautiful, natural materials in a soothing color palette.

Image by Lisa Romerein

The first pieces that I asked Charlie to make were lightweight cashmere hoodies. I wanted a cashmere sweater that was light enough to layer all year long.

I also wanted this garment to feel clean and unfussy... no big front pocket or excess seams, and a simple raw edge at the bottom and on the sleeves. It needed to be big enough to wear as a layer over a shirt without looking too oversized. I also wanted the cashmere to be soft enough to wear over a tank top with arms exposed.

I was so happy with the short hoodie that I asked Charlie to create a longer version, a cozy cashmere cardigan that I could pair with a casual outfit or wrap myself up in for an evening out.

The color palette we chose compliments our home designs. To make this point, we decided to take some photographs of our clothing pieces in one of our clients' homes that we recently completed.

Image by Lisa Romerein

Like our women's clothing, our men's pieces are classic designs made of natural materials with the highest quality detailing.

Both styles pair beautifully with our Giannetti Supima Cotton t-shirt, made from a heavyweight cotton. Our t-shirts taper in the body for a more fitted look. The slightly tapered sleeve feels trimmer on your arm.

You can view all of our Giannetti clothing pieces in more detail on our website, Giannetti Home. To celebrate our new designs, we are having a giveaway!

Image by Lisa Romerein

For a chance to win a cashmere hoodie in any color you chose all you need to do is followGiannetti Home on Instagram and leave a comment on the most recent image on the Giannetti Home Instagram. We will announce the winner next Thursday, May 18th.

We know you are going to love Charlie's designs as much as we do! We can't wait to hear what you think...

Those of you who have followed our story for a while know that we have been adding a variety of animals to our family over the past few years. This weekend we completed our furry family members with the addition of two Babydoll Southdown Sheep....

We spent the night in San Francisco on Saturday and woke up early Sunday morning to make our drive to Moon Hollow Ranch in Sonoma.

Sonoma is absolutely beautiful. All of the rain we have gotten this year in California has turned the hills a vibrant shade of green.

As we drove up the hill, we caught a glimpse of some of the outbuildings at Moon Hollow Ranch.

We didn't realize how far we had climbed until we saw this stunning view.

We knew we were in the right place!

We parked the car and made our way to the sheep barn, but first we said hello to a couple of the goats!

There were also some sheep resting in the sun on this lovely Sunday morning...

Once we were inside the sheep barn, we didn't know where to look first.

The peeping of these new little babies caught our attention...

and then there were these adorable triplet goats that were only a few days old.

This Momma was feeding her day old babies...

After saying our hellos to all of the other little ones, we focused our attention on the sheep nursery.

In a corner we spotted little Velvet and Linen, our new lambs, sleeping next to each other.

During our visit, they didn't leave each other's side. Somehow they knew that they were going to stay together.

Suzanne Harmon, the wonderful animal caretaker at Moon Hollow Ranch, helped us put Velvet and Linen into the carrier in the back of my station wagon. They didn't make a peep during the 7-hour ride home.

When we arrived at Patina Farm, I immediately gave them water and tried to feed them some sweet grains from my hand.

In the beginning, Velvet and Linen will live on my porch and in the "goat garden" with the baby chickens. They lived with chickens at Moon Hollow, so I think the chicks make little V and L feel at home.

For now, I am keeping the goats and new sheep separate from each other. They can see each other and should be ready to mingle in the next few days...

In case you are a crazy animal lover like me, I am including a couple of videos we took yesterday and today.